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well, it's been just one week since pope francis was elected. already it's establishing a message of humility and compassion resonating quite well with catholics all over the world. as anne thompson reports, those themes were on full display during yesterday's inauguration. >>> pope francis preached with actions as well as words. out of his open air jeep to bless a disabled man, stopping to kiss children, and urging the 200,000 people in st. peter's square to be protected of the poor, the weak, and of the environment. >> i think he will challenge all of us to live a deeper life of faith. >> eager crowds raced into the square. ♪ >> they saw francis receive the symbols of power. a lamb's wool stoll symbolizing shepherd of the flock. during mass to an audience that included several world leaders -- francis said authentic power is service. and the pope, too must serve. >> he seems like a humble man and someone the people can reach out and identify with. >> in buenos aries, jubilation. they stayed up all night to watch the early morning mass and we
well, it's been just one week since pope francis was elected. already it's establishing a message of humility and compassion resonating quite well with catholics all over the world. as anne thompson reports, those themes were on full display during yesterday's inauguration. >>> pope francis preached with actions as well as words. out of his open air jeep to bless a disabled man, stopping to kiss children, and urging the 200,000 people in st. peter's square to be protected of the poor,...
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polls aren't up for re-election. all of the folks in the red states are up for re-election in 2014. i think in many ways they will be happy to vote against an amendment, this assault weapons ban, but also support universal background checks. that will make them look moderate. >> mark, how do you build an organization of people that really do keep their minds on and their money on gun safety? >> well, i think we've started to do it. at this point we have more than 900 mayors around the country, 100 are republicans. we have almost 1.5 million grassroot supporters and all of them are about as heated up as we have seen about anything. they recognize this is a national moment. if you're going to turn this issue around, now is the time. we've sent more than 200,000 e-mails into the white house and members of congress and shut down switch board and won a major victory in colorado that was pretty hard fought. i think the predicate is there. success is patchwork but it is going to come. >> how do you get people to remind themselves? i know this is a tough one. the gun owner cleans his gun, h
polls aren't up for re-election. all of the folks in the red states are up for re-election in 2014. i think in many ways they will be happy to vote against an amendment, this assault weapons ban, but also support universal background checks. that will make them look moderate. >> mark, how do you build an organization of people that really do keep their minds on and their money on gun safety? >> well, i think we've started to do it. at this point we have more than 900 mayors around...
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both of them have been recently re-elected. they more or less are on the same wavelength when it comes to israel's security. and the two of them are going to do the best they can to make this trip a success for their own domestic political reasons as well. >> dana, ten years ago, as you know, we started a war on the basis of false information. today we're looking at a war in syria where the question of who is using chemical weapons, even if they are using them, can't be confirmed. is it your view, dana, that our reluctance to engage in syria is a direct result of our experience in iraq? >> well, certainly it's a response to that, martin, but also the situation in syria is a lot more ambiguous and is not exactly clear what can be done there. but certainly the hesitation in responding here, not necessarily hesitation, but a skepticism about whether reports are to be believed or not, is very specifically a reaction to the gullibility that was expressed a little over ten years ago that led us into that war. so that's why there is e
both of them have been recently re-elected. they more or less are on the same wavelength when it comes to israel's security. and the two of them are going to do the best they can to make this trip a success for their own domestic political reasons as well. >> dana, ten years ago, as you know, we started a war on the basis of false information. today we're looking at a war in syria where the question of who is using chemical weapons, even if they are using them, can't be confirmed. is it...
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away from being re-elected. you know, she could have done it six months ago and didn't. >> it's true. but even president obama just came to this. >> true. >> may of last year. and let's look back to may of last year when he did this. there was a lot of commentary about whether this would hurt him in the election. we now have gotten past one presidential election. it didn't hurt him. people thought it helped him. so i think that's really taken some of the sting out of democrats, certainly, coming out. and even republicans. >> and danielle, for your party, for democrats, hillary clinton last -- a week ago monday, a week ago today, came out and said i support gay marriage. is there a penalty in the party for being more of a late arriver on this issue? >> i don't think there will be. i think what matters at the end of the day, you arrive at the right position. so even if you were the first or last, i don't think it necessarily matters. but i do think that, you know, there is a difference between parties. and i think
away from being re-elected. you know, she could have done it six months ago and didn't. >> it's true. but even president obama just came to this. >> true. >> may of last year. and let's look back to may of last year when he did this. there was a lot of commentary about whether this would hurt him in the election. we now have gotten past one presidential election. it didn't hurt him. people thought it helped him. so i think that's really taken some of the sting out of...
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in advance of the special election to fill the seat, mark sanford looks like he will win the runoff when it's held. does elizabeth colbert bush have a good chance of winning? >> well, i think so. in the republican primary, you had a lot of talk, but no contrasting in the approaches to governors the i think we will find, between mark sanford, who i think will win the runoff, and elizabeth colbert, a sharp contrast. the people of south carolina are a forgiving people. we don't mind forgiving mark sanford for the personal indiscretions. that's great. but for his political rhetoric, it leaves a lot to be desired. there are a lot of people, middle income people, schoolteachers, others whose jobs were lost, because mark sanford's governorship cost him that job. we'll remind people of that in this campaign going forward. i think that elizabeth colbert has a tremendous opportunity to win in the first week in may. >> thank you so much. thanks a lot. good to see you, congressman jim clyburn. >>> coming up next, the senate battles the budget. we're going to talk to chair patty murray. >>> bus first
in advance of the special election to fill the seat, mark sanford looks like he will win the runoff when it's held. does elizabeth colbert bush have a good chance of winning? >> well, i think so. in the republican primary, you had a lot of talk, but no contrasting in the approaches to governors the i think we will find, between mark sanford, who i think will win the runoff, and elizabeth colbert, a sharp contrast. the people of south carolina are a forgiving people. we don't mind...
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if there is a re-election risk involved. and so the majority strategist, harry reid, had a choice. put the assault weapons ban in the bill, going to the floor, and watch as the first amendment offered on the floor would be an amendment to strip out the assault weapons ban, or bring the bill to the floor without the assault weapons ban and watch dianne feinstein offer it as an amendment just like she did last time and harry reid is making the second choice. he announced tonight, once debate begins, i will ensure that a ban on assault weapons limits to high capacity magazines and mental health provisions receive votes along with other amendments. in his state of the union address, president obama called for all of these provisions to receive votes, and i will ensure that they do. there was going to be a vote on the assault weapons ban on the senate floor whether harry reid included it in the original version in the bill on the senate floor or not. what we know now, the vote will be up to dianne feinstein. if she offers it on the senate floor as we know she will, and fights for it as
if there is a re-election risk involved. and so the majority strategist, harry reid, had a choice. put the assault weapons ban in the bill, going to the floor, and watch as the first amendment offered on the floor would be an amendment to strip out the assault weapons ban, or bring the bill to the floor without the assault weapons ban and watch dianne feinstein offer it as an amendment just like she did last time and harry reid is making the second choice. he announced tonight, once debate...
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seats in off-year elections. i think the odds for mitch mcconnell are very, very good, and quite frankly, i think they'll want to run against ashley judd. a conservative against hollywood. from a conservative perspective, a very good thing to run against. >> sit tight. up next, your must reads from the big three. s trade and invest their own way. with scottrade's smart text, i can quickly understand my charts, and spend more time trading. their quick trade bar lets my account follow me online so i can react in real-time. plus, my local scottrade office is there to help. because they know i don't trade like everybody. i trade like me. i'm with scottrade. (announcer) scottrade. voted "best investment services company." i really like your new jetta! and you want to buy one like mine because it's so safe, right? yeah... yeah... i know what you've heard -- iihs top safety pick for $159 a month -- but, i wish it was more dangerous, like a monster truck or dune buggy! you can't have the same car as me! [ male announcer
seats in off-year elections. i think the odds for mitch mcconnell are very, very good, and quite frankly, i think they'll want to run against ashley judd. a conservative against hollywood. from a conservative perspective, a very good thing to run against. >> sit tight. up next, your must reads from the big three. s trade and invest their own way. with scottrade's smart text, i can quickly understand my charts, and spend more time trading. their quick trade bar lets my account follow me...
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who's the most electable? i think that's what he's eyeing. >> you know, with bill clinton and backing, it's always the clinton question. cache or curse? to what extent, when you go back to 2008 and what happened with hillary clinton's campaign, especially if you read "game change," his presence became, literally, almost a curse to her candidacy. the details showed that. now, the question about the nature of his backing has kind of yet to emerge. i think the idea of how winnable kentucky is, given who judd is in terms of her kentuckyian recognition and her cache and her hollywood power on the one hand, versus the absence of the political baggage that allison grimes will have, also coming from a big, kentuckyian, political family. >> let's not forget that bill clinton was governor of arkansas. he understands the democratic south. and i think he's looking at the kentucky playing field and saying, we want to get someone in there who can win. >> i agree with that. >> and perry, you can speak to this, i'm sure. the
who's the most electable? i think that's what he's eyeing. >> you know, with bill clinton and backing, it's always the clinton question. cache or curse? to what extent, when you go back to 2008 and what happened with hillary clinton's campaign, especially if you read "game change," his presence became, literally, almost a curse to her candidacy. the details showed that. now, the question about the nature of his backing has kind of yet to emerge. i think the idea of how winnable...
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and president obama won re-election. here's the brain trust. good to see all of you. we don't convince a lot of folks to come in for the brain trust. >> i'm excited. >> very intimidating. >> let's start -- >> i'm going to put my points on the board, right? >> yes. let's start with thursday. thursday the senate passed a nonbinding resolution on repealing the 2.3% tax on medical devices. how much more chipping away are we going to see of obama care in the future do you think? >> i know that republicans in the senate and house have continued, and this has been really a three-year war they've waged on multity fronts. >> but it's been a fruitless war. >> for a while, there was a genuine effort to try to defund obama care. it's gotten to the found where we reported this week that even the republicans who are leading the charge here admit that this is basically symbolic and they're doing it for the benefit of their base, who really hates this law. but they know they're really not going to defund it. they've lost this battle. >> i want to talk about this medical device tax. 2
and president obama won re-election. here's the brain trust. good to see all of you. we don't convince a lot of folks to come in for the brain trust. >> i'm excited. >> very intimidating. >> let's start -- >> i'm going to put my points on the board, right? >> yes. let's start with thursday. thursday the senate passed a nonbinding resolution on repealing the 2.3% tax on medical devices. how much more chipping away are we going to see of obama care in the future do...
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probably 3% of the african-american vote my first election. i spent a lot of time the next two years for a lot of different reasons. engage in the community. i got 50% of the vote my second. my re-election. >> richard nixon -- >> 98% of, you know, work is just showing up. >> you show up. it makes a difference. >> it's not that long ago, republicans could get a third or more of the african-american vote. richard nixon did. so it can be done. there is an appeal. but, i think, republicans to have to formulate their message in a way that connects with and makes sense to not just african-american communities, but latino and asian americans as well who voted helpful against republicans in this past election and the whole -- one big problem with the republican party, frankly, if its image as a country club, as a white preserve, as a southern party that welcomes the sort of most ravenus elements of the old south. >> that's not true. i can tell it you why that's not true. i don't even know what that means! >> exactly! >> how could i only allow the most
probably 3% of the african-american vote my first election. i spent a lot of time the next two years for a lot of different reasons. engage in the community. i got 50% of the vote my second. my re-election. >> richard nixon -- >> 98% of, you know, work is just showing up. >> you show up. it makes a difference. >> it's not that long ago, republicans could get a third or more of the african-american vote. richard nixon did. so it can be done. there is an appeal. but, i...
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they view her as more electable. the other thing that's interesting is mitch mcconnell not beloved among all republicans there either. his approval rating among republicans not great and there's some talk of a tea party challenger to him. you could end up with a situation where ashley judd and mitch mcconnell are challengers. >> how about, susan, with former president bill clinton. he's the ultimate politician, right? he's getting involved. what is his role here as he meets with both judd and grimes? >> he says -- there are sources close to him who say he's met with both, encouraged both, would back either one. he does have a long history with allison grimes' father who is a leading figure in democratic politics in kentucky, and that would i think be a big boost. she's just 34 years old. she won the secretary of state race last time. she clearly has some bigger ambitions in the state and i think they're holding out the bont if she ran a tough race against mitch mcconnell and one in which she would face a barrage of n
they view her as more electable. the other thing that's interesting is mitch mcconnell not beloved among all republicans there either. his approval rating among republicans not great and there's some talk of a tea party challenger to him. you could end up with a situation where ashley judd and mitch mcconnell are challengers. >> how about, susan, with former president bill clinton. he's the ultimate politician, right? he's getting involved. what is his role here as he meets with both judd...
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up in may and he thinks he can do well in those elections. the turnout today, people not that interested, it seems, don. >> not that interested so it -- even if he comes back to the country and hugely unpopular, chances are he would not win. >> reporter: no. the chances are he wouldn't win. look, when he -- by the time he left the country the population had turned against him. there have been hard economic times and there are some people that look back to the days when he was on power and see the country being better and that's one of the things he comment order when he came back. the country is economically more immover i shalled. i don't think anyone holds out the hope she the man that will fix it. he discredited the army and now has the threat, death threat, hanging over his head from the taliban. how will he get out on the streets and effectively campaign under those circumstances? >> nic robertson, thanks very much for that. >>> coming up -- >> i pronounce you legally married. >> is america going gay? on the path towards gay marriage. th
up in may and he thinks he can do well in those elections. the turnout today, people not that interested, it seems, don. >> not that interested so it -- even if he comes back to the country and hugely unpopular, chances are he would not win. >> reporter: no. the chances are he wouldn't win. look, when he -- by the time he left the country the population had turned against him. there have been hard economic times and there are some people that look back to the days when he was on...
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of course, survived the supreme court challenge and the 2012 election. but implementing is going to be tricky. there are a lot of issues. immigration reform is one issue. will immigrants who get their green card be allowed on the rolls of health care. also, employers struggling to find out what is the minimum threshold, what do they have to cover. president obama made the promise if you don't want to change your health care you don't have to. some critics say that's not going to bear out to be true. >> one critical deadline is october 1st when the states have to have their exchanges up and running. what are the chances of making the deadline and what if we don't? >> i think some of those deadlines are probably going to be pushed back. remember, a lot of these states held off on implementation under after the 2012 election. the obama administration does not want to push back the deadlines. remember the bulk of this law is going to go into effect on january 1. that's nine months from now. a lot could be done between now and then. remember the irs is also i
of course, survived the supreme court challenge and the 2012 election. but implementing is going to be tricky. there are a lot of issues. immigration reform is one issue. will immigrants who get their green card be allowed on the rolls of health care. also, employers struggling to find out what is the minimum threshold, what do they have to cover. president obama made the promise if you don't want to change your health care you don't have to. some critics say that's not going to bear out to be...
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as a senator in 2009, he spent four days persuading karzai to hold a runoff election after vote fraud. just before kerry landed, the u.s. turned over control of the prison at bagram air base. kerry's kid glove treatment of karzai is in sharp contrast to kerry's visit to iraq where he confronted prime minister maliki for helping iran rearm the assad regime in syria. kerry has been on a diplomatic marathon. israel, jordan, iraq, back to jordan for a secret dinner with pakistan's powerful army chief of staff. >> we'll talk about hamid karzai in that minute. but what's the significance of that transfer to the afghan government? >> it's significant and for a couple different reasons. one is that it shows the acceleration of the redeployment of troops is going to happen quickly because a lot of troops were actually there to maintain a lot of the prison facilities, the bases at bagram, the most built out facilities that we have inside of afghanistan. it shows a level of seriousness about how fast this redeployment is going to happen. it really tries to establish a sense of nationalistic iden
as a senator in 2009, he spent four days persuading karzai to hold a runoff election after vote fraud. just before kerry landed, the u.s. turned over control of the prison at bagram air base. kerry's kid glove treatment of karzai is in sharp contrast to kerry's visit to iraq where he confronted prime minister maliki for helping iran rearm the assad regime in syria. kerry has been on a diplomatic marathon. israel, jordan, iraq, back to jordan for a secret dinner with pakistan's powerful army...
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they have five six straight elections and south and west and democrats are done. then bill clinton shows up and, importantly, challenges his own party on stub substance, not process. he says we are brain dead. we have got to change on welfare and let people know we are tough on crime. he is a death penalty democrat. now people are saying the republican party is dead. >> but, charles, two years after bill clinton won said, we changed plolitic forever. my only point is i'm all for the hand wringing. nobody has been more critical of the republican party than myself, but sometimes it just comes down to blocking and tackling. getting the best quarterback and getting guys and women that know how to block and tackle. and this campaign was run horrifically the past year. >> if i can play devil's advocate for a moment. i think the gay marriage as a gateway may be arbitrary. if you look at the country. we have to be careful not to pretend that the white house is america. that's a general seat that we have because the president is so powerful and he is so visible. if you loo
they have five six straight elections and south and west and democrats are done. then bill clinton shows up and, importantly, challenges his own party on stub substance, not process. he says we are brain dead. we have got to change on welfare and let people know we are tough on crime. he is a death penalty democrat. now people are saying the republican party is dead. >> but, charles, two years after bill clinton won said, we changed plolitic forever. my only point is i'm all for the hand...
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now they bring it back as if there was no election. >> neil: do you think the budget submitted by senator patty murray, which doesn't approach balance and increases spending and increases taxes, is what the american people voted for back in november? is that what they voted for? >> do you know there's no one that challenges that america's on the road to recovery. if you think for one minute just saying that you are cutting spending, that doesn't mean that you are cutting savings. it doesn't mean you're not -- more money. >> neil: even under the -- we're cutting the growth. are you saying -- >> you're talking about -- jo congressman, yes or no, do you think cutting spending should be a goal? yes or no. >> should i think cutting -- yes, it's how you cut it, of course. everybody believes in cutting. >> neil: what would you cut? >> there's so much money that's already been cut. if we had the obama law, things were cut there. ryan knows it, because he took out the savings we had in the president's bill. even though he's against the bill, somehow he found it that the cutting of savings. >> you'
now they bring it back as if there was no election. >> neil: do you think the budget submitted by senator patty murray, which doesn't approach balance and increases spending and increases taxes, is what the american people voted for back in november? is that what they voted for? >> do you know there's no one that challenges that america's on the road to recovery. if you think for one minute just saying that you are cutting spending, that doesn't mean that you are cutting savings. it...
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you said at the top that president obama is not running for re-election. does he need popularity in israel for any reason right now? >> well, he's not run running for primeisrael. chuck hagel was not running for prime minister of israel either. it is important for israelis to think that the president has their back. even though he pushed the israelis and palestinians to make a peace deal i remember after he left obvious he did a mock poll in another newspapers who do you want to be the next prime minister clinton was polled up there pretty high. it does help for israelis to have a good warm feeling about the united states president. however at the moment when there is no peace process and nothing is happening i find the timing quizzical. it's almost a little bit unseemly. the tenth anniversary of iraq. what is going on in syria there are other regional issues that at the moment are more paramount. >> michael: that's true. it seems that if you don't have anything that you're trying to get done if you don't get it done you don't lose. that may be the silver
you said at the top that president obama is not running for re-election. does he need popularity in israel for any reason right now? >> well, he's not run running for primeisrael. chuck hagel was not running for prime minister of israel either. it is important for israelis to think that the president has their back. even though he pushed the israelis and palestinians to make a peace deal i remember after he left obvious he did a mock poll in another newspapers who do you want to be the...
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he went 50 for 50 in his state by state elections for the 2012 election. just imagine what numbers guru nate silver can do for your march madness bracket. >>> the world lead -- 70,000 people have already been killed in syria's two-year-long civil war but now reports that forces have started using the kind of artillery that could kill that number of people in a matter of days. i'm referring to chemical weapons. as of now the reports are unconfirmed. if true, it is unclear who fired them. each side blames the other. i'll bring in nick walsh standing by in beirut, lebanon. the rebels say the government killed 25 people with a chemical weapon. help us out here. who is telling the truth? >> reporter: it still isn't really clear, jake. we don't have confirmation chemical weapons were used but there are two separate incidents. one in a city in the north, aleppo, in which the regime says it was hit by a chemical weapon fired by rebels and the russian government backing that up one activist saying this seems to have landed between rebel and regime lines and may hav
he went 50 for 50 in his state by state elections for the 2012 election. just imagine what numbers guru nate silver can do for your march madness bracket. >>> the world lead -- 70,000 people have already been killed in syria's two-year-long civil war but now reports that forces have started using the kind of artillery that could kill that number of people in a matter of days. i'm referring to chemical weapons. as of now the reports are unconfirmed. if true, it is unclear who fired...
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time when they were up for re-election so it's a frustrating time. we all complain about it but yet do nothing about it on election day. that's where we must wake up. >> listen, having a little bit of fun with it, but it's a very serious issue. this is just a senate panel now. this this goes to, you know, to the floor, it's going to be a big deal. >> it won't get to a vote. they need 60 votes to stop discussion on any piece of legislation in the senate, and it's clear from everyone that they are not going to get the 60 votes, even to stop debating on the universal background check which is remarkable to me. when you have over 90% of americans and gun owners, everyone has paid for text september for one big organization, the nra does not want it in certain right fringe republicans. it's shocking to me. >> power of one big lobbying group. >> not own that big. >> nice to see you. >> good to see you, don. >> a look ahead right after this. [ kitt ] you know what's impressive? a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge loc
time when they were up for re-election so it's a frustrating time. we all complain about it but yet do nothing about it on election day. that's where we must wake up. >> listen, having a little bit of fun with it, but it's a very serious issue. this is just a senate panel now. this this goes to, you know, to the floor, it's going to be a big deal. >> it won't get to a vote. they need 60 votes to stop discussion on any piece of legislation in the senate, and it's clear from everyone...
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if that is true over time the american people will indicate that through elections and primaries and referendums. i think one of the lessons of roe versus wade is when the court goes too far it weakens our respect for judicial institutions and they would be far better off to decide the two cases on the narrow west possible grounds. >> chris: you wouldn't want to see a sweeping decision against. >> it would further undermine respect for the judiciary. >> chris: senator bayh how far would you want the court to go? >> the second question involves trying to read the mind of justice kennedy. my guess is he would be reluctant to strike down the laws of 41 states that prohibit same-sex marriage or only allow civil unions. i think he will seek some sort of middle ground. >> chris: and what would you like to see? >> i think the time has come for society to accept this union between two individuals. i think it is from a conservative point of view individuals supporting one another, supporting their families so that society at large does not have to is good for the rest of us. >> chris: would y
if that is true over time the american people will indicate that through elections and primaries and referendums. i think one of the lessons of roe versus wade is when the court goes too far it weakens our respect for judicial institutions and they would be far better off to decide the two cases on the narrow west possible grounds. >> chris: you wouldn't want to see a sweeping decision against. >> it would further undermine respect for the judiciary. >> chris: senator bayh how...
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once we came out of that election, there was a whole buildup to the next election. >> you just described 1824. setting the stage for 1828. how does 1828 play out? >> in 1824, jackson was not quite sure that he was ready to be president. he was not quite sure he was the right man. however, it was stolen from him. then he knew he was meant to be president. when he came out in 1828, he came out fighting. >> what is interesting about the campaign, he and his surrogates were out on the stump. as many as 800,000 more americans voted in that election than had in the previous. how did he do that? >> a lot of it was the growing development of an actual national party. martin van buren had been working in albany and had been working with people in the south, particularly in virginia. this is a period of great technological change. railroads, newspapers, new communication methods coming to bear as well as a much larger electorate. there are more people voting, more interest in voting, and more opportunity to hear about it. >> more western states voting. >> rachel jackson became an issue in the 1828
once we came out of that election, there was a whole buildup to the next election. >> you just described 1824. setting the stage for 1828. how does 1828 play out? >> in 1824, jackson was not quite sure that he was ready to be president. he was not quite sure he was the right man. however, it was stolen from him. then he knew he was meant to be president. when he came out in 1828, he came out fighting. >> what is interesting about the campaign, he and his surrogates were out on...
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and offer use in the 2014 election. having said that, the significance of this is that for the first time in four years you're going to have a budget passed by the senate, a budget passed by the house. they go to regular order, go to a conference committee. this is when we had civics class, we learn about it. if they can make a deal -- there's tremendous differences but if they can make a deal, they can settle what the spending plan for the country would be and the tax plan for the country would be for the next decade. that would be a grand bargain. hasn't worked with the leaders. maybe the rank-and-file in conference can work it out. >> shepard: two entirely different philosophies where we are. one side thinks you have a work on the deficit and the other side thinks you have to spend, the government, while the private sector is not. >> they're two different plans and philosophy and that's what paralyzed washington for two or three years. the republican plan, 4-1/2 trillion, all spending cuts. the democratic plan, $2 tr
and offer use in the 2014 election. having said that, the significance of this is that for the first time in four years you're going to have a budget passed by the senate, a budget passed by the house. they go to regular order, go to a conference committee. this is when we had civics class, we learn about it. if they can make a deal -- there's tremendous differences but if they can make a deal, they can settle what the spending plan for the country would be and the tax plan for the country...
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and principle. >> you need to win elections and how you actually change stuff. obama is not going to sign the repeal of obamacare and i was working for the u.s. senate after the 1994 election, because i thought things wouldn't change if real right wingers didn't go and work there and i remember what happened. things were going gang busters, first republican congress in 40 years, we cut taxes and that gave us the magnificent economy that clinton brags about and yet, that government got shut down in the end of 1995, our first, the republicans first term there. it really, really hurt republicans because it looks like we can't care about the things that-- >> they hung on, they won. not only that, but that's how we got to a balanced budget. >> it hurt us, it hurt us trying to push other things and this is -- repealing obamacare, yes, keep talking about it and putting it in. unless obama signs a repeal of obamacare. >> sean: that's symbolic, that means obamacare will never be taken out. >> no, it isn't. i plan on winning the senate back in two years. >> sean: on healt
and principle. >> you need to win elections and how you actually change stuff. obama is not going to sign the repeal of obamacare and i was working for the u.s. senate after the 1994 election, because i thought things wouldn't change if real right wingers didn't go and work there and i remember what happened. things were going gang busters, first republican congress in 40 years, we cut taxes and that gave us the magnificent economy that clinton brags about and yet, that government got...
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if that is true, over time the american people will indicate that through elections and primaries and referendums. they would be far better off to decide the cases on the narrowest possible grounds. >> chris: you wouldn't want to see a sweeping decision against -- >> a huge mistake and undermine respect for the judiciary. >> chris: senator, how far would you like to see the court go and how far do you expect them to go. >> it means trying to read the mind of justice kennedy and my guess is he'd be reluctant to strike down the laws of the 41 states that currently prohibit same sex marriage or allow civil unions. but, on the other hand, seize the broad sweep of history here, the direction the country is moving, which is to embrace same sex unions, morerobustly and i k you will see middle ground. >> i think the time has come for our society to accept the union between two individuals. i think it is, from a conservative point of view, individuals supporting one another, supporting their families, so that society at large does not have to, is good for the rest of us. >> chris: but, would y
if that is true, over time the american people will indicate that through elections and primaries and referendums. they would be far better off to decide the cases on the narrowest possible grounds. >> chris: you wouldn't want to see a sweeping decision against -- >> a huge mistake and undermine respect for the judiciary. >> chris: senator, how far would you like to see the court go and how far do you expect them to go. >> it means trying to read the mind of justice...
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once we came out of that election, there was a whole buildup to the next election. >> you just described 1824. setting the stage for 1828. how does 1828 play out? >> in 1824, jackson was not quite sure that he was ready to be president. he was not quite sure he was the right man. stolen from him. then he knew he was meant to be president. he came out in 1828, he came out fighting. >> what is interesting about the -- he and hisas surrogates were out on the stump. as 800,000 more americans voted in that election than had in the previous. how did he do that? >> a lot of it was the growing development of an actual national party. martin van buren had been working on in albany and have been working with people in the south, particularly in virginia. this is a period of great technological change. railroads, and newspapers, new communication methods coming to bear as well as a much larger electorate. we had almost the general -- there are more people voting, more interest in voting, and more opportunity to hear about it. >> more western states voting. >> rachael jackson became an issue in the
once we came out of that election, there was a whole buildup to the next election. >> you just described 1824. setting the stage for 1828. how does 1828 play out? >> in 1824, jackson was not quite sure that he was ready to be president. he was not quite sure he was the right man. stolen from him. then he knew he was meant to be president. he came out in 1828, he came out fighting. >> what is interesting about the -- he and hisas surrogates were out on the stump. as 800,000...
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and he helped elect three presidents, so he's spent a lot of time with them. what quality is it? >> well, for one thing, roger is a meticulous producer and i think he probably knows television as well as anybody alive. and he has the real leadership qualities. everybody that i talked to, i've interviewed a lot of people in my life and work places and people always say nice things about their boss because they better, but-- >> no, it's different. the way people talk about roger at fox is a different kind of a way. >> i've never gotten a call when the ratings are great. hey, your ratings are great. good job. it's expected. and i never got a call either, a slow news period or something, and ratings, not once in 17 years. and let me ask you this, i think some of the best stories were about his background and his upbringing, very humble, for ohio, warren, ohio. >> right. >> and he also faced some health difficulties. >> yeah. >> and even came close to dying and i didn't know about the book. >> roger is a hemophiliac. and it could be a life threatening disease. he had some brushes with
and he helped elect three presidents, so he's spent a lot of time with them. what quality is it? >> well, for one thing, roger is a meticulous producer and i think he probably knows television as well as anybody alive. and he has the real leadership qualities. everybody that i talked to, i've interviewed a lot of people in my life and work places and people always say nice things about their boss because they better, but-- >> no, it's different. the way people talk about roger at...
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house of parliament and the presidential election with the two-staged election, an initial election with five >> i can get into that in the q&a. it is kabul kite it while we didn't do that. -- it is confiscated why we didn't do that. before actually depict the electoral resorts graphically, and you can see where the bases have some useful to understanding of where the electorate is located within egypt. for those of you who visited the country, or perhaps hail from there, you know that most egyptians lived very close to the banks of the nile. huge expanses of territory that are mostly desert area. those are big expanses of territory, very little of the electorate. these areas that are seated in turquoise and orange, they .ontain 97% of the electorate those are the areas you want to focus on. in particular, the governance that are labeled as upper egypt , they have 20% of the vote. and giza,hat is cairo a big metropolitan area, the is a little over 20% of the vote. at some of you may not the delta, which is where the nile spans out, there is the biggest second city. a lot of smaller
house of parliament and the presidential election with the two-staged election, an initial election with five >> i can get into that in the q&a. it is kabul kite it while we didn't do that. -- it is confiscated why we didn't do that. before actually depict the electoral resorts graphically, and you can see where the bases have some useful to understanding of where the electorate is located within egypt. for those of you who visited the country, or perhaps hail from there, you know...
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most of them have not have a job outside of elected office. have the american people quit sending career politicians. send people with real world experience, who have done something in their life outside of politics. >> shannon: i asked senator coburn about the looming second amendment showdown, in new gun control legislation. stay tuned. hear his response in our next hour. remember that cute groundhog that predicted an early spring? looks like he may have been wrong. blizzards conditions in colorado are moving across the country, hitting the midwest. we go live to the fox extreme weather center for more. hello, janice. >> so nice to see you. i am sorry that the news is not as good -- especially across the mid-atlantic and the northeast. as the storm system moves eastsward. look thea the totals. close to 20 inches in colorado, 18 inches in el dorado springs and in kansas, over a foot of snow. the system is on the move. not only do we have the threatt for winter weather, but we have the potential for severe weather in the gulf coast. let's take
most of them have not have a job outside of elected office. have the american people quit sending career politicians. send people with real world experience, who have done something in their life outside of politics. >> shannon: i asked senator coburn about the looming second amendment showdown, in new gun control legislation. stay tuned. hear his response in our next hour. remember that cute groundhog that predicted an early spring? looks like he may have been wrong. blizzards conditions...
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the truth of the matter is that there are a handful of senate democrats up for re-election in pro-gun states like arkansas, montana, south dakota, for example, who would be in real trouble on an issue like an assault weapons ban. people believe it is a constitutional issue in their state. i think that the democratic party as well as the republican party is reluctant on this issue. if it had been easy to do, they would have renewed the ban on assault weapons when it expired. >> first of all, we are seeing a change in the very fact we are debating this. this issue was under a gag rule for a decade after al gore's defeat, and the national debate encouraged action in blue leaning states like colorado, new york, and connecticut. but the problem is, gloria, that democrats are divided and republicans by ideology. red state democrats have been reluctant to vote for this, going back to 1994, they had a lot of defection on red districts and red state democrats. the difference is gun control advocates haven't been able to put pressure on republicans from blue places to make up for those. as a re
the truth of the matter is that there are a handful of senate democrats up for re-election in pro-gun states like arkansas, montana, south dakota, for example, who would be in real trouble on an issue like an assault weapons ban. people believe it is a constitutional issue in their state. i think that the democratic party as well as the republican party is reluctant on this issue. if it had been easy to do, they would have renewed the ban on assault weapons when it expired. >> first of...
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what i mean is we have become a baert that four months before aven election. that's how we coperated for yeas and years and we have done well compared to ourselves. in comparison to the other side the obama campaign lived in these communities for years. the row layinelationships were authentic. one of the major things you will see tomorrow come out is that for the first time in our party's history we are not talking about having a few people down the hallway working on outreach and inclusion we are going to be announcing a $10 million initiative just this year in which it will include hundreds of people paid across the country from coast to coast and hispanic, african american, asian community talking about our party. talking about our brand, talking about what we believe, going to community events going to swearing in ceremonies being in the community ongoing paid for by the republican national committee to make the case for our party and candidates. >> he said that he is also -- that he would also like to see a shorter primary process and convention. before
what i mean is we have become a baert that four months before aven election. that's how we coperated for yeas and years and we have done well compared to ourselves. in comparison to the other side the obama campaign lived in these communities for years. the row layinelationships were authentic. one of the major things you will see tomorrow come out is that for the first time in our party's history we are not talking about having a few people down the hallway working on outreach and inclusion we...
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i mean, we sent our elected representatives to washington, d.c., and they chose to say that marriage is one man and one woman for purposes of federal law. >> reporter: and conservatives say the founding fathers never contemplated gay marriage. >> because it's clearly not what anyone understood as marriage at the time of the framing of the constitution. >> reporter: still, same-sex families pay taxes and don't get the same benefit and the issue with doma really gets complicated if they have children who are also excluded from benefits. >> when we have kids, i would like them to be born in a post-doma united states. >> reporter: still, california is one of only a handful of states that gives most of the benefits of marriage to same-sex couples in domestic partnerships. one question is whether any ruling by the court on california could affect all of those other states in the same way. >> joe johns, thank you very much. i mentioned this just a few minutes ago. a popular reality show has now responded after an outcry from war veterans. the show has issued a rare on-air apology. that's ah
i mean, we sent our elected representatives to washington, d.c., and they chose to say that marriage is one man and one woman for purposes of federal law. >> reporter: and conservatives say the founding fathers never contemplated gay marriage. >> because it's clearly not what anyone understood as marriage at the time of the framing of the constitution. >> reporter: still, same-sex families pay taxes and don't get the same benefit and the issue with doma really gets complicated...
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it's an allegation that there is money being given under the table to secure support on the part of elected officials in iowa, to help give that -- >> buying boats. >> the second thing is actually towards the end of the campaign they were short on money. staffers weren't getting paid. and the national political director said he was acting as a volunteer. but records show that he paid himself $20,000 in two lump sum payments including on the dayst caucuses from one -- the michelle pack which is for congressional purposes into his own private company. so that paper trail alone is raising a lot of questions and a lot of former staffers are pretty angry about this campaign. >> this though adds to what's been a really difficult time for the congresswoman. our dana bash chased her down to ask her a question about claims she made about excess spending by president obama. i want to play that for you followed by what bill o'reilly had to say about it. >> i want to ask you about is the fact you said he had -- you talked about the excess that's he's engaged in, the fact he has a dog walker which is no
it's an allegation that there is money being given under the table to secure support on the part of elected officials in iowa, to help give that -- >> buying boats. >> the second thing is actually towards the end of the campaign they were short on money. staffers weren't getting paid. and the national political director said he was acting as a volunteer. but records show that he paid himself $20,000 in two lump sum payments including on the dayst caucuses from one -- the michelle...
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in his election. >> we are. we have endorsed marky. we think he would be a fantastic leader for massachusetts. i think the politicization that has happened around this pipeline is causing a lot of different problems. we have seen 14 senator put forward a bill to approve the pipeline, and compared to their counter pipes, the ones that support keystone have taken over 200% more in financial contributions from oil companies. so we would like people to make the decision on keystone based on the facts. so we would like this to step back and not be as political as it has been. >> bill: there is a pipeline bigger than the keystone pipeline, which is the number from the oil companies gushing into congress, and you are not going to stop that. >> we're on twitter by the way @bpshow, and somebody brought up the comment about how barack obama has already gone on record about this, saying it is not good for the environment. >> this pipeline would create 35 permanent jobs and yet if you were to read the normal media reports,
in his election. >> we are. we have endorsed marky. we think he would be a fantastic leader for massachusetts. i think the politicization that has happened around this pipeline is causing a lot of different problems. we have seen 14 senator put forward a bill to approve the pipeline, and compared to their counter pipes, the ones that support keystone have taken over 200% more in financial contributions from oil companies. so we would like people to make the decision on keystone based on...
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it follows the second straight loss in a presidential election. the 100-page report details hundreds of fixes including many to mend relationships with hispanic and african-americans. the republican party will spend $10 million to rebrand, refocus and reach out to minority voters. >>> two inmates back in custody and two more people placed under arrest after a brazen prison break in canada. two men took a helicopter from a tour company and then like a scene out of a james bond movie the chopper flew over a prison, lowered ropes to two waiting inmates and off they went. within several hours all four were captured. >>> residents of an indiana neighborhood have not been allowed back home after a corporate jet slammed into several homes in south bend. the plane was carrying four people when it crashed into a row of homes. two people onboard the plane were killed. the other two people onboard that plane were injured along with one person on the ground. all utilities have been shut off over concerns of a possible gas leak. >>> coming up next for republic
it follows the second straight loss in a presidential election. the 100-page report details hundreds of fixes including many to mend relationships with hispanic and african-americans. the republican party will spend $10 million to rebrand, refocus and reach out to minority voters. >>> two inmates back in custody and two more people placed under arrest after a brazen prison break in canada. two men took a helicopter from a tour company and then like a scene out of a james bond movie the...
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issuing a new report today taking a hard look at the 2012 election. also charting a new course for 2016 and beyond. here is the chairman of the republican national committee, reince priebus. >> if you're not in the community, if you're not talking to people, and the level of familiarity isn't there, then things -- silly things like, todd aiken and some of the goff fee things that were said, when there is a vacuum the caricature becomes true if you're if you have unscripted moments and you've got no relationship to explain anything, obviously i believe you're a sitting duck. jon: he's talking about a new report from the rnc that says the party needs to change its ways essentially. do the media, though, bear any responsibility for the republican party's image? let's talk about it with our news watch panel. alan colmes is host of the alan colmes show author of "thank the liberals for saving america and why you should." jim pinkerton is kr-bgt editor and writer for the american conservative marks he is also a fox news contributor. alan does the g.o.p. get
issuing a new report today taking a hard look at the 2012 election. also charting a new course for 2016 and beyond. here is the chairman of the republican national committee, reince priebus. >> if you're not in the community, if you're not talking to people, and the level of familiarity isn't there, then things -- silly things like, todd aiken and some of the goff fee things that were said, when there is a vacuum the caricature becomes true if you're if you have unscripted moments and...
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this is what america saw last election. the good news is we can't fall off the floor. this is about as low as we can get. and the party is trying to figure out how to move forward. what we saw today was not the grand old party of the gop, we saw the growth and opportunity party, a party trying to apply its principles to a new world. the party's job is not really to come up with new policy. that's for candidates, campaign, people on the hill. but the party is a machine. we forgot we're supposed to be the party of opportunity for all americans, the party that's supposed to be in every community, that's supposed to lift people up everywhere. let's remember that and get to work. >> so let's talk about one step in doing that, i know one of the concrete a fixes in the report is for the gop to drop its opposition to immigration reform. and this may be the reason why. when you look back and presidential elections, latino support for republicans has dropped in the span of eight years from 44%, that's what george bush received, to just 27% for mitt romney. alex, why do you think
this is what america saw last election. the good news is we can't fall off the floor. this is about as low as we can get. and the party is trying to figure out how to move forward. what we saw today was not the grand old party of the gop, we saw the growth and opportunity party, a party trying to apply its principles to a new world. the party's job is not really to come up with new policy. that's for candidates, campaign, people on the hill. but the party is a machine. we forgot we're supposed...
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it looks at mistakes during the 2012 election and offers a blueprint for 2016. here's rnc chairman speaking about the topic. >> i believe that our primary process is way too long. i think our calendar needs to be looked at. i think our debate calendar needs to be shrunk. i think we had way too many debates with our candidates slicing and dicing each other. i think they waited too long to get to the convention. i'm calling for a convention in june or july and we're going to set up a commission that's going to make that decision. i'm going to be a part of that. i'm going to chair that commission. but no more august conventions. >> priebus says they plan to spend $10 million courting minority voters. >>> passengers aboard the carnival legend are now off the ship and unloading on the cruise company after finally making it back to tampa yesterday. >> it was the worst vacation i've ever had. >> the dining room was shaking violently for at least 35 minutes. >> oh, i plan on contacting my lawyer. i plan on contacting the better business bureau. i plan on writing plenty
it looks at mistakes during the 2012 election and offers a blueprint for 2016. here's rnc chairman speaking about the topic. >> i believe that our primary process is way too long. i think our calendar needs to be looked at. i think our debate calendar needs to be shrunk. i think we had way too many debates with our candidates slicing and dicing each other. i think they waited too long to get to the convention. i'm calling for a convention in june or july and we're going to set up a...
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frankly, the only solution is an election. ideologically, the two parties have not been as far apart in our history except during the decade of the 1790's and the decade before the civil war. the republicans believe, many of them, and honestly, i do not doubt their sincerity, that government is evil, that it can never produce any good economic progress, that we have to cut taxes on the rich because they create all the jobs, and that people who cannot get by will have to somehow get by and we have to destroy medicare and medicaid because they destroyed freedom and we cannot afford them. democrats, by and large, do not agree with that. we are not going to vote for that. republicans will not vote for the things i want. frankly, the polarized nature of our politics is reflected in the electorate. as a clinical scientist, i would suggest we would be better off if an election would return all one party or the other, so the party would have the power to do what it said it would do and you can judge the results. but we do not have tha
frankly, the only solution is an election. ideologically, the two parties have not been as far apart in our history except during the decade of the 1790's and the decade before the civil war. the republicans believe, many of them, and honestly, i do not doubt their sincerity, that government is evil, that it can never produce any good economic progress, that we have to cut taxes on the rich because they create all the jobs, and that people who cannot get by will have to somehow get by and we...
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he just won re-election, okay? and he had a democratic senate. now, he didn't own the capitol because republicans had the house of representatives, but the next thing was the fiscal cliff. and the fiscal cliff was an automatic $5 trillion tax increase unless the president, the house and the senate passed an alternative bill. so he had all the cards. he had all the power. if he said i want to keep one trillion of that five, i want to keep two, the republicans and democrats in the house and senate couldn't stop that. the republicans in the house several times said we vote to extend everything, and the democrats in the senate said, well, we don't, so it's going to be a $5 trillion tax increase. and the president said, okay, i want $600 billion. he took his pound of flesh, he got that. and then he made all of 85% all the remaining bush tax cuts permanent. so 85% of the money that he could have taken off the table and given to his friends remained with the american people. and as a result, he now gave up all of his bargaining position. what if instead
he just won re-election, okay? and he had a democratic senate. now, he didn't own the capitol because republicans had the house of representatives, but the next thing was the fiscal cliff. and the fiscal cliff was an automatic $5 trillion tax increase unless the president, the house and the senate passed an alternative bill. so he had all the cards. he had all the power. if he said i want to keep one trillion of that five, i want to keep two, the republicans and democrats in the house and...